Hi all dudes,
I'm sending a couple of photos by Huberto García, from the Island of Alboran, a Spanish small insland located between S Spain and Africa.
The bird looks good for GBBG except for its legs, pale yellow. Primary pattern fits marinus, but...
I need some help to take out of my head the hybrid marinus x dominicanus solution. Bad quality pics due to intense sunlight and distance.
Cheers.
Gabi
Link to my blog with a map: http://larusfuscus.blogspot.com/2011/05 ... boran.html
Odd Larus marinus in a very odd place
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Re: Odd Larus marinus in a very odd place
olá, gabi!
weird thing. while yellow-legged GBBG do occure (i have seen two among about 40 of which i could see the legs on gotland in the baltic sea), your looks not unlike the beasts breeding at kniffiss-lagoon in morocco which isn't too far away... so you might be right with your suggestion - but what about marinus x michahellis? p5 mark and slight contrast between priamary tips and coverts on upperwing may suggest this combo.
best wishes,
lou
weird thing. while yellow-legged GBBG do occure (i have seen two among about 40 of which i could see the legs on gotland in the baltic sea), your looks not unlike the beasts breeding at kniffiss-lagoon in morocco which isn't too far away... so you might be right with your suggestion - but what about marinus x michahellis? p5 mark and slight contrast between priamary tips and coverts on upperwing may suggest this combo.
best wishes,
lou